Florida Gators vs Texas A&M Aggies Prediction, 2/15/2022 College Basketball Picks, Best Bets & Odds

Game: Florida Gators vs Texas A&M Aggies

Date: Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Location: Reed Arena in College Station, TX

TV: SECN

The Texas A&M Aggies (15-10) will try to beat the Florida Gators (16-9) at Reed Arena on Tuesday.

The Florida Gators played Kentucky and walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 78-57 in their last contest. When discussing fouls, the Gators left the arena with 13 and Kentucky totaled 9 fouls. They also knocked down 10 of their 27 shots from three-point range. Kentucky shot 66.7% when shooting free throws by knocking down 6 of their 9 attempts. In addition, Kentucky pulled down 39 rebounds (17 offensive, 22 defensive), but finished the game with no rejections. Kentucky earned 17 assists and had 7 steals for the game. Concerning the defense, Florida allowed the other team to shoot 46.3% from the floor on 31 of 67 shooting. They also doled out 8 assists in this matchup in addition to forcing 5 turnovers and getting 3 steals. With regard to hauling in rebounds, they earned a total of 22 with 5 of them being on the offensive end. From the free throw line, the Gators knocked down 6 of their 6 shots for a percentage of 100.0%. Florida finished the contest having earned a 45.1% field goal percentage (23 out of 51) and converted 5 out of their 22 shots from 3-point land.

Colin Castleton is someone who was important in this game. He ended up with 18 points on 8 out of 12 shooting. He was on the hardwood for 30 mins and collected 7 boards. He walked away from this one shooting 66.7% from the floor but didn't record a dime.

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Florida heads into this one with a win-loss record of 16-9 for the campaign. They currently have an average of 70.6 pts per contest (196th in the nation) while hitting 42.9% from the field. The Gators are connecting on 30.4% from downtown (199 of 654) and 72.6% from the free throw line. As a team, Florida is pulling in 33.9 boards per contest and has totaled 317 assists this year, which has them ranked 186th in college basketball in terms of passing the ball. They are losing possession via turnover 12.8 times per contest and as a group are committing 16.0 personal fouls per game.

On the defensive end of the court, the Gators are forcing their opponents into 15.1 turnovers per game while drawing 17.8 fouls. They are giving up 31.1% from beyond the arc while they are 56th in college hoops in points per game allowed (64.4). The Gators are giving up an opponent shooting percentage of 43.4% (599 of 1,380) and they concede 34.5 rebounds per contest as a unit. They rank 116th in college hoops in giving up assists to their opponents with 282 relinquished for the season.

When they last played, the Texas A&M Aggies walked away from this one with a loss by a score of 75-58 when they played Auburn. The Aggies were able to pull down 22 defensive rebounds and 13 offensive rebounds for a total of 35 in the game. They also coughed up the ball 11 times, while earning 6 steals in the game. Auburn was called for 19 fouls for this game which got the Aggies to the charity stripe for 21 shots. They were able to make 17 of the free throw attempts for a rate of 81.0%. When discussing shots from beyond the perimeter, Texas A&M converted 3 of 22 attempts (13.6%). Overall, the Aggies finished 19 for 70 from the floor which had them shooting 27.1%. The Aggies allowed Auburn to make 27 of their 68 tries from the floor which left them with a shooting percentage of 39.7% for the contest. They finished the game shooting 12.0% from distance via 3 of 25 and finished the game at 18 out of 28 at the free throw line (64.3%). When it comes to how they attacked the glass, Texas A&M allowed Auburn to get 48 in all (16 on the offensive side).

Henry Coleman pitched in for the Aggies for the game. He buried 3 of 10 in this contest for a field goal percentage of 30.0%, and had 13 rebounds. He tallied 10 points in his 31 minutes on the court, but went home with no dimes.

Texas A&M has a record of 15-10 on the campaign. The Aggies commit 17.6 fouls per contest and they connect on 66.3% from the free throw line. Their rate of assisting teammates is at 14.0 times per contest (122nd in the country) and they are giving up possession 13.2 times per game. Texas A&M has scored 1,822 points this season (72.9 per game) and they grab 35.7 rebounds per game. On the offensive side of the ball, the Aggies are shooting 43.8% from the field, which has them ranked 200th in the country.

The Texas A&M defense allows 33.1% on shots from beyond the arc (170 of 513) and their opponents are connecting on 73.0% of their shots from the charity stripe. They have allowed 14.9 assists and 35.2 rebounds per game, ranking them 321st and 215th in college hoops. The Aggies are ranked 114th in college hoops in points allowed per game with 66.6. They are forcing their opponents into 17.8 turnovers on a nightly basis and allow teams to shoot 41.9% from the field (123rd in the nation).

Who will win tonight's NCAA basketball game against the spread?

Josh Schonwald's Pick: Take Florida

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